ADVISORY/Waterfront Promenade Groundbreaking at the Port of Los Angeles.

Assignment Desks

ADVISORY...for Friday (Feb. 20)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

WHAT:      Port of Los Angeles breaks ground near the World Cruise
           Center on the first of the "Bridge to Breakwater"
           waterfront promenade projects. The first project is called
           the "Los Angeles Cruise Ship Promenade" and features cruise
           ship-themed amenities and pedestrian areas.

WHEN:      Friday, February 20, 2004
           9:00 a.m.

WHERE:     Port of Los Angeles
           Berth 93
           Harbor Boulevard at Swinford Street
           Thomas Guide page 824, C-3

WHO:       Mayor Jim Hahn
           Councilwoman Janice Hahn
           Harbor Commission President Nicholas Tonsich
           Harbor Commissioner Camilla Townsend Kocol
           Port of Los Angeles Executive Director, Larry Keller

PHOTO OP:  -- Mayor Hahn and Councilwoman Hahn presiding over
              groundbreaking
           -- Excavator pulling a portion of deck off of its pilings
           -- Two cruise ships in the background
           -- Renderings of design for the Cruise Ship Promenade